Real Estate Construction

Marc Jonas Block

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New York, New York 10044

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Tel: 646-***-****

EXPERIENCE:

Twelve plus years real estate transaction and litigation experience,

including but not limited to commercial and residential real estate,

finance, landlord-tenant, labor, corporate governance and mortgage.

Represent institutional investors in private real estate funds particularly

concerning commercial real estate, including negotiate and draft

acquisition, financing, vendor, service and construction related

agreements, brokerage agreements, retail and residential leases and joint

venture agreements. Represent mortgagee and mortgagor in lending

transactions, as well as initiate and coordinate multi-jurisdictional

foreclosure proceedings on behalf of mortgagee. First chair trial and

appellate counsel regarding real estate litigation, holdover and

cancellation proceedings, mortgage foreclosure, construction law, joint

wall disputes, status of apartments resulting from change in law concerning

receipt of tax benefits, contracts of sale, leases and option contracts,

bankruptcy, commercial, intellectual property, security and employment

litigation. Supervise and manage all aspects of e-discovery procedures.

Litigate throughout multiple jurisdictions, including New York, New Jersey,

Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Washington, California, Arizona

and Toronto, Canada. Appellate practice before First, Second, Ninth and

Federal Circuits, New York, Florida, Georgia, California, Virginia and

Connecticut.

Marc Jonas Block, P.C., New York, NY

Founding Partner June, 2012 - Present

Founding partner at commercial and property transaction and litigation

firm.

Kucker & Bruh, LLP, New York, NY

Counsel May, 2009 - June, 2012

Chief appellate and transactional counsel for mid-size real estate

litigation firm.

Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman & Broudy, LLP, New York, NY

Senior Associate April, 2007 - May, 2009

Property counsel for mid-size law firm.

Rubin Bailin Ortoli, LLP, New York, NY

Associate April, 2000- March, 2007

Litigation associate at international commercial and entertainment law

firm.

Gainsburg & Hirsch, LLP, New York, NY

Associate November, 1999 - April,

2000

Litigation associate at boutique bankruptcy law firm.

OTHER EXPERIENCES:

International Intellectual Property Society, New York, NY

Liaison to the United Nations; Director of Amicus Program September,

2012 - Present

President August, 2010 - September, 2012

Secretary August, 2008 - July, 2010

Intellectual property bar association with 400 plus members. Coordinating

programs and providing consultations with officials from the United Nations

and World Intellectual Property Organization. Create and supervise amicus

program. As president, regularly met with staff of officers and Board of

Directors regarding the planning and implementation of events, membership,

budget, and status of the organization, as well as organized and attended

conferences with officers of the United Nations, European Patent Office and

other bar associations regarding a variety of matters.

SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology, Foundation Center Continuing

Education, New York, NY

Adjunct Professor January, 2005 -

June, 2005

Lecturer on legal and business issues for professionals in the art based

industries, including fashion and graphic design, entitled Legal Basics for

Business Start-ups.

EDUCATION:

|Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY |Hamilton College, Clinton, NY |

|Juris Doctor (June, 1999) |Artium Baccalaureus (June, 1996) |

|Class Rank: Top Third |Major: Psychology & European |

|Worked full time concurrent with |Intellectual History |

|studies. |Established Central New York Fencing |

| |League. |

LECTURE SERIES & COURSES TAUGHT:

. Cybersquatting: What Do You Need To Know?, Rotary Club of Wall Street

(January, 2012)

. Perspectives in Sports and Entertainment Law, Brooklyn Law School

(November, 2010)

. Registered Community Designs, I.I.P.S. (November, 2009)

. Parson New School of Design, Guest Lecturer (March, 2009)

. New Licensing Options for the Information Age, I.I.P.S. (February,

2009)

. Brand Licensing During Economic Uncertainty, I.I.P.S. (January, 2009)

. Practice of Intellectual Property at Small to Mid-Size Law Firms,

W.I.P.O. (August, 2008)

. Music Law: How To Protect Yourself Both As Artist & Fan, Hamilton

College (October, 2007)

. Legal Basics for Business Start-ups, Foundation Center for Continuing

Education at Fashion Institute of Technology, Adjunct Professor

(January - June, 2005)

. The Importance of Earnest Protection - The Use of Intellectual Property

to Protect Artists' Rights: Part I & II, Society of Illustrators (April-

May, 2004)

. Issue Spotting When Negotiating Contracts In The Trenches, Society of

Photographers and Artists Representatives (SPAR) (September, 2003)

PUBLICATIONS:

. When Are Ideas Protectable?, 18 N.Y.S.B.A. Bright Ideas 1, 30 One-On-

One 2 (2009)

. Nissan Motor Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp.: Ninth Circuit Construes the

Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 13 N.Y.S.B.A. Bright Ideas 3 (2004)

ADMITTED: State: Courts of New York and New Jersey; Federal: Southern and

Eastern Districts of New York, New Jersey District Court, and Courts Of

Appeals of the Second and Federal Circuits.\

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